Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
XC team runs at West Lyon, Sioux Central
Kamryn Ebel gets out to a strong start during the girls' varsity race at the Sioux Central Invite.
Bryce Dodge leads a string of runners as he navigates the course at the Sioux Central Invite at Sioux Rapids.
Six was the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn cross country team's number at the West Lyon Wildcat Invitational on Sept. 13. The Hawks had one individual place sixth and both varsity teams were No. 6 in their respective standings.
Madison Otto finished sixth in the girls' varsity race, running a time of 23:38 on the course at Lake Pahoja Recreation Area near Inwood. Also competing were Kamryn Ebel, 25th, 25:48; Juliana Pasillas, 42nd, 29:36; Ashleigh Vermeer, 44th, 30:33; and Gracie Knobloch, 45th, 30:51.
Girls' varsity team scores were George-LR/CL 23, West Lyon 76, Western Christian 87, West Sioux 90, Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley 98 and H-M-S 137.
Western Christian won the boys' varsity team title with 17 points. Second place George-LR/CL scored 64, followed by B-H/RV 66, Sheldon 123, West Lyon 138, H-M-S 169, Trinity Christian 175 and Akron-Westfield 181.
Individual finishers for H-M-S were George Vargas, 27th, 21:55; Bryce Dodge, 32nd, 22:32; Aiden Jensen, 38th, 23:40; Aiden Bush, 42nd, 23:59, Blaine Finster, 43rd, 24:01; and Ryan Grotluschen, 48th, 25:31. It was the freshman's first varsity race.
The JV competitors were Damian Dodge, eighth, 24:39; and Gavin Faulkner, 15th, 27:58.
• Sioux Central Invite
The Hawks navigated a hilly course and battled warm, windy conditions at the Sioux Central Invitational last Thursday at Sioux Rapids.
Madison Otto led H-M-S with a 14th-place finish (23:01). Kamryn Ebel came in 38th (25:45), Gracie Knobloch was 60th (28:13) and Juliana Pasillas and Ashleigh Vermeer were 64th (29:02) and 65th (29:05), respectively.
Sibley-Ocheyedan was the team champion with 51 points. Runner-up Okoboji finished with 71 points, followed by Spirit Lake 104, Manson Northwest Webster 117, Pocahontas Area 136, Alta-Aurelia 154, South Central Calhoun 157, Sioux Central 164, H-M-S 221 and South O'Brien 249.
Leaders for the H-M-S varsity boys were George Vargas in 33rd place (20:11) and Bryce Dodge in 50th (21:55).
A trio of freshmen ran close together. Aiden Bush finished 53rd (22:07), Blaine Finster was right behind in 54th (22:09) and Ryan Grotluschen came in 62nd (23:20). Also competing were Aiden Jensen, 63rd (23:23) and freshman Damian Dodge, who placed 74th (24:45) in his first varsity race.
Okoboji won the team title with 45 points. Then came Spirit Lake with 57, Pocahontas Area 83, Sioux Central 100, Manson Northwest Webster 158, South Central Calhoun 169, Sibley-Ocheyedan 173, Alta-Aurelia 226, Sheldon 230, H-M-S 248, GT/RA 273, South O'Brien 299 and OABCIG 327.
Gavin Faulkner placed 34th in the boys' JV race with a time of 26:35.
The Hawks will compete in the Alta-Aurelia Invitational on Sept. 27 at Alta.
